The privacy rules changed. Your agency's paperwork didn't.
New privacy obligations apply from 1 July 2026. Check where your agency stands in two minutes.
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Privacy Act & 13 APPs
Australian real estate
How Privaproof works
Take the 2-minute audit
Answer 8 quick questions and see exactly where your agency stands.
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Real-estate-specific privacy documents, ready to use. All fourteen reviewed by an Australian solicitor.
We keep it current
Updated as the law changes, so you never quietly fall out of date.
Why not just use a free template?
A good free template is a genuine free starting point for the general Privacy Principles. Here's what happens after that.
| Free / generic template | The Privaproof Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Written for Australian real estateopen homes, tenancy, tenant ID, AML data | ✕ | ✓ |
| Covers the 1 Jul 2026 AML→Privacy triggercustomer-ID data below $3m | ✕ | ✓ |
| All fourteen documents reviewed by an Australian solicitor | ✕ | ✓ |
| Kept current when the law changesnew versions pushed to you | ✕static | ✓ |
| Each document mapped to its APP / NDB obligation | ➖ | ✓ |
| Plain-English, step-by-step to tailor it | ➖ | ✓ |
| Price | $0 | A$539/yr incl GST founding |
The privacy rules changed on 1 July 2026.
A short timeline of what shifted, who it reaches, and why real-estate agencies are now in scope, even below the $3 million small-business threshold.
What your readiness audit checks
Eight plain-English questions, each mapped to the Australian Privacy Principle behind it.
How you handle personal information
Collection, consent, and the notices you give tenants and landlords when you take their data.
Data-breach readiness
Whether you can detect, contain and notify a breach the way the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme expects.
Your privacy policy & consent
Whether your policy is current, findable, and actually reflects how your agency operates today.
Access & correction requests
How you respond when someone asks to see, fix, or delete the personal information you hold.
How much sensitive data you really hold
One listing spreads identity, financial and AML data across your systems and the people you work with. Under the APPs, every copy is your responsibility, even below the $3m threshold, because AML/CTF customer-ID data can fall in scope.
illustrative sample · not official statistics
Every arrow is a place personal data lives, and a place it can leak: 12+ data types across 8+ touchpoints.
Why you can trust this audit
No faces, no vague badges. For a privacy product, credibility has to be shown, so here's exactly how it's built.
Grounded in the source
Every question maps to a specific Australian Privacy Principle, not vague "best practice".
Australian-made, kept up to date
We watch Australian privacy law and OAIC guidance, so the audit reflects the rules as they stand today, not last year's version.
Privacy by design
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The Privacy Act Compliance Kit is here
Plain-English privacy templates written for Australian real-estate agencies, kept current as the law changes. All fourteen documents are ready today, reviewed by an Australian solicitor.
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Questions agencies ask
Does the Privacy Act apply to real-estate agents?
It depends on factors like turnover and what your agency does. Businesses under A$3m turnover have generally been exempt, but from 1 July 2026, agencies handling property sales come into the AML/CTF regime, and the customer-ID data they collect for it can fall under the Privacy Act regardless of turnover. This audit shows where you stand against the Australian Privacy Principles. APP 1 See exactly who is covered, and when the $3m exemption falls away →
What can it cost to get privacy wrong?
It depends on the conduct. At the serious end, the Privacy Act allows civil penalties of up to A$50 million, though the largest penalties are reserved by the courts for major organisations and serious breaches. For a smaller agency, the realistic exposures are an OAIC complaint or compliance notice, mandatory data-breach notification, an order to compensate affected people, and (often the biggest cost) lost client trust. Since June 2025, individuals can also sue directly for a serious invasion of privacy.
What's on a Privacy Act checklist for a property manager?
At minimum: a current privacy policy, clear collection notices, a documented data-breach response plan, and a process for access and correction requests. The 2-minute audit checks each and flags your gaps. Run the audit →
When can I get the Compliance Kit?
It's available now. All fourteen documents (including the privacy policy, collection notice and data-breach response plan) are ready today, reviewed by an Australian solicitor. Founding access is A$539/year incl GST, for one agency office, cancel anytime. Run the free self-audit to see where you stand, then get the Kit. what a real-estate privacy compliance Kit actually includes →
Is Privaproof a substitute for a lawyer?
No. Privaproof provides compliance tools and general guidance, not legal advice. Your obligations depend on your circumstances; for advice specific to your agency, consult a qualified professional.
Where is my data stored?
Your audit answers are scored in your browser and never sent to us. The little we keep (your email and score) is held on secure, globally-certified infrastructure; see our Privacy Policy for details. Payments run through Stripe's hosted checkout, so we never see your card details.
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